Solutions Architect, Cisco SDWAN
BT Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Work with colleagues, stakeholders, and customers to design and deliver innovative, fit‑for‑purpose digital solutions.
- Engage directly with customers to understand requirements, build trust, and align solutions to their priorities.
- Simplify technical complexity and communicate clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Take full ownership of the end‑to‑end solution architecture lifecycle—from requirements gathering to solution readiness.
- Ensure designs meet security, regulatory, and compliance standards.
- Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
- Drive continuous improvement, influencing better ways of working and enabling high‑quality outcomes.
- Build strong working relationships to support shared team and customer goals.
Requirements
- Advanced solution architecture experience, designing solutions aligned to enterprise architecture and integration standards.
- Strong capability in solution design, service delivery optimisation, requirements gathering, and system design.
- Proven ability to manage change, define technology strategy, and collaborate across multi‑disciplinary teams.
- Experience in risk management, technology deployment, regulatory compliance, and configuration management.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to develop compelling proposals.
- Proficient in Agile methodologies, business analysis, and product roadmap development.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Specialist Technical Expertise: Cisco SD‑WAN (advanced proficiency), Cisco WLAN, Cisco ACI Data Centre Technologies, Cisco NEXUS
Benefits
- 10% on target annual bonus
- BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
- X4 Salary Life Assurance
- Huge range of flexible benefits including Cycle to Work, Healthcare, Season Ticket Loan, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice
- 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
- Equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
- Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
- 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
- 2 weeks paid carer’s leave
- World-class training and development opportunities
- Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes
- Discounted broadband, mobile and TV package
- Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop
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Hard Skills & Tools
solution architectureservice delivery optimisationrequirements gatheringsystem designrisk managementtechnology deploymentregulatory complianceconfiguration managementAgile methodologiesbusiness analysis
Soft Skills
communicationpresentationnegotiationstakeholder managementcollaborationchange managementrelationship buildinginfluencingtrust buildingcontinuous improvement